The Vorpal Sword
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The Vorpal Sword
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· Nov 13
We tend to use "the soul" to describe our irreducible individuality. Perhaps it rather best describes our irreducible commonality.
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I’ve made it
“The GOP’s China hawks were never committed to a generational contest with Beijing. They were, from the beginning, opportunists leveraging the specter of China for domestic political advantage. Their instincts: retrenchment, isolation, and domestic militarization.”
open.substack.com/pub/secretar...
open.substack.com/pub/secretar...
The Final Evolution of the GOP China Hawk Frauds
They Are Who We Thought They Were
open.substack.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I’ve made it
Trump/MAGA/TechBros/Oligarch objective in a nutshell:
‘Now we’re totally in command, ram that fucking iceberg, grab everything we think is valuable, sink this ship, get rid of the passengers and when we’re rescued and back at our dry land banks we’ll build a boat just for us.’
‘Now we’re totally in command, ram that fucking iceberg, grab everything we think is valuable, sink this ship, get rid of the passengers and when we’re rescued and back at our dry land banks we’ll build a boat just for us.’
July 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Trump/MAGA/TechBros/Oligarch objective in a nutshell:
‘Now we’re totally in command, ram that fucking iceberg, grab everything we think is valuable, sink this ship, get rid of the passengers and when we’re rescued and back at our dry land banks we’ll build a boat just for us.’
‘Now we’re totally in command, ram that fucking iceberg, grab everything we think is valuable, sink this ship, get rid of the passengers and when we’re rescued and back at our dry land banks we’ll build a boat just for us.’
The PSA contains synthetic media
YouTube video by South Park Studios
youtu.be
July 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Release the full list
“And let slip the dogs of war”
“And let slip the dogs of war”
July 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Release the full list
“And let slip the dogs of war”
“And let slip the dogs of war”
We naturally fear and avoid disease.
We must however learn caution and vigilantly practice restraint with regard to ease.
We must however learn caution and vigilantly practice restraint with regard to ease.
July 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
We naturally fear and avoid disease.
We must however learn caution and vigilantly practice restraint with regard to ease.
We must however learn caution and vigilantly practice restraint with regard to ease.
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The literal Nazis and fascists that are trumps inner circle are starting to build a permission structure for Trump and the republicans to murder Americans.
The infrastructure for at scale Fascist violence is being constructed out in the open now.
We are rapidly running out of time.
The infrastructure for at scale Fascist violence is being constructed out in the open now.
We are rapidly running out of time.
July 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The literal Nazis and fascists that are trumps inner circle are starting to build a permission structure for Trump and the republicans to murder Americans.
The infrastructure for at scale Fascist violence is being constructed out in the open now.
We are rapidly running out of time.
The infrastructure for at scale Fascist violence is being constructed out in the open now.
We are rapidly running out of time.
I am more frightened by and enraged at the human progenitors and promoters of AI than I am by and at the actual machines of AI.
July 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I am more frightened by and enraged at the human progenitors and promoters of AI than I am by and at the actual machines of AI.
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This is theft, plain and simple. They stole this from you. Every deletion, every erasure, every website that goes dark is a crime against the American public
The US Global Change Research Program's website, including all its sub-domains that host the National Climate Assessments and related reports, is now offline.
The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
June 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is theft, plain and simple. They stole this from you. Every deletion, every erasure, every website that goes dark is a crime against the American public
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They’re just going to keep taking your rights away and pretend it’s all Constitutional and dare you to stop them.
June 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
They’re just going to keep taking your rights away and pretend it’s all Constitutional and dare you to stop them.
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WSJ editorial: "The better alternative for Paramount and its reputation? Win the legal case, vindicate its CBS journalists and the First Amendment, and trust that the FCC has enough integrity to operate as something more than the President’s personal protection racket."
www.wsj.com/opinion/para...
www.wsj.com/opinion/para...
Opinion | The Paramount Risk in Settling Trump’s Lawsuit: ‘Bribery’?
Any settlement during merger review will be a Democratic target.
www.wsj.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
WSJ editorial: "The better alternative for Paramount and its reputation? Win the legal case, vindicate its CBS journalists and the First Amendment, and trust that the FCC has enough integrity to operate as something more than the President’s personal protection racket."
www.wsj.com/opinion/para...
www.wsj.com/opinion/para...
What he got is “advancing the shameless lies of a petty fool.”
He may be aiming for something else but I think he knew that was the deal.
He may be aiming for something else but I think he knew that was the deal.
The look you get when you realize you sold your soul to advance the shameless lies of a petty fool.
June 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What he got is “advancing the shameless lies of a petty fool.”
He may be aiming for something else but I think he knew that was the deal.
He may be aiming for something else but I think he knew that was the deal.
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Child' viewpoint, #nasturtiums. They grew in nearly every garden in town, alongside houses, garages, back fences.
June 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Child' viewpoint, #nasturtiums. They grew in nearly every garden in town, alongside houses, garages, back fences.
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You know what would make the Strait of Hormuz less important? Moving away from fossil fuels to a renewable energy-powered future. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/w...
What Is the Strait of Hormuz, and Why Is It Important?
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
You know what would make the Strait of Hormuz less important? Moving away from fossil fuels to a renewable energy-powered future. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/w...
I’ve read none of the media coverage. All I want to know is whether he threatened to eat Rogan’s liver.
June 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’ve read none of the media coverage. All I want to know is whether he threatened to eat Rogan’s liver.
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Journalists keep asking me, baffled, “What’s the Trump administration really trying to do to the science agencies?”
So I say “They are trying to destroy them. Cut off their funding, ruin their facilities, harass their staff into leaving.”
It’s not reform, and it never was. It’s destruction.
So I say “They are trying to destroy them. Cut off their funding, ruin their facilities, harass their staff into leaving.”
It’s not reform, and it never was. It’s destruction.
NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
June 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Journalists keep asking me, baffled, “What’s the Trump administration really trying to do to the science agencies?”
So I say “They are trying to destroy them. Cut off their funding, ruin their facilities, harass their staff into leaving.”
It’s not reform, and it never was. It’s destruction.
So I say “They are trying to destroy them. Cut off their funding, ruin their facilities, harass their staff into leaving.”
It’s not reform, and it never was. It’s destruction.
What. A. Shitshow.
How’s the price of eggs?
How’s the price of eggs?
June 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
What. A. Shitshow.
How’s the price of eggs?
How’s the price of eggs?
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🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
June 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
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If you need cheering up, here is my favorite feature of Frederick Douglass’ home in DC, which I visited today: his “growlery,” where he would escape to read, write or fume. What I wouldn’t give for my own growlery
June 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If you need cheering up, here is my favorite feature of Frederick Douglass’ home in DC, which I visited today: his “growlery,” where he would escape to read, write or fume. What I wouldn’t give for my own growlery
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Shows pretty clearly that Trump got rolled by Netanyahu - the same “we will attack with or without you” gambit that every other president back to Obama managed to resist, and Trump just crumpled like dry leaves.
Big @nytimes.com story tracing Trump’s apparent conversion to a pro-war position, by Maggie Haberman, Mark Mazzetti, Ronen Bergman, and Jonathan Swan.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Shows pretty clearly that Trump got rolled by Netanyahu - the same “we will attack with or without you” gambit that every other president back to Obama managed to resist, and Trump just crumpled like dry leaves.
Yep. And middle school athletes have been beating urinalysis drug tests for a generation now.
I have on idea what Elon is or is not putting in his body, but if you have any experience with this stuff you know that "I demand you accept this one clean drug test as definitive proof of my lack of a drug problem" is a very specific stage of a drug addict's journey
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Elon Musk Wants You to See His Urinalysis
His apparent — and not especially convincing — answer to reports of drug abuse.
nymag.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Yep. And middle school athletes have been beating urinalysis drug tests for a generation now.
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Your now-regular reminder that no tax cut has ever paid for itself.
Ever
Ever
CBO just estimated the macrodynamic impact on the cost of the GOP bill - i.e., "is this bill going to help the economy so much that it pays for itself?"
CBO said that the bill pays for just 3.5% of itself - w/ a tiny upfront economic boost that declines over time. Legitimately embarrassing for Rs.
CBO said that the bill pays for just 3.5% of itself - w/ a tiny upfront economic boost that declines over time. Legitimately embarrassing for Rs.
June 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Your now-regular reminder that no tax cut has ever paid for itself.
Ever
Ever
The tail ain't even bothering to wag the dog anymore. It's reaching out and wagging any/every-one who looks at the dog. In fact it's slapping us as it wags us.
June 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The tail ain't even bothering to wag the dog anymore. It's reaching out and wagging any/every-one who looks at the dog. In fact it's slapping us as it wags us.
Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
Red flag: the acceleration of fascist authoritarian oppression is rooted in fossil fuel interests & money. They are counting on potential resistance fracturing because "it's not me they're after."
Red flag: the acceleration of fascist authoritarian oppression is rooted in fossil fuel interests & money. They are counting on potential resistance fracturing because "it's not me they're after."
Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
open.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
Red flag: the acceleration of fascist authoritarian oppression is rooted in fossil fuel interests & money. They are counting on potential resistance fracturing because "it's not me they're after."
Red flag: the acceleration of fascist authoritarian oppression is rooted in fossil fuel interests & money. They are counting on potential resistance fracturing because "it's not me they're after."
For the POTUS/CIC of US armed forces to require at this moment a military parade in his own honor is perhaps the hugest small-dick-energy move in history or even conceivable. I am struggling to imagine a possible decision that would more fundamentally reveal venal insecurity and a collapsed ego.
June 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
For the POTUS/CIC of US armed forces to require at this moment a military parade in his own honor is perhaps the hugest small-dick-energy move in history or even conceivable. I am struggling to imagine a possible decision that would more fundamentally reveal venal insecurity and a collapsed ego.
The Musk/Trump apparent rift is Helm’s Deep at best, probably more like the Rohirrim dispatching the Isengard Orcs on the edge of Fanghorn.
Eyes on the prize.
Beware Palantir.
Destroy the Ring.
Eyes on the prize.
Beware Palantir.
Destroy the Ring.
June 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The Musk/Trump apparent rift is Helm’s Deep at best, probably more like the Rohirrim dispatching the Isengard Orcs on the edge of Fanghorn.
Eyes on the prize.
Beware Palantir.
Destroy the Ring.
Eyes on the prize.
Beware Palantir.
Destroy the Ring.